Jacob William Mahler (born 10 April 2000) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Singapore Premier League club Young Lions and the Singapore national team.
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Full name | Jacob William Mahler | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2000-04-10) 10 April 2000 (age 22) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Young Lions | |||||||||||||||
Number | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2018 | NFA | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2018– | Young Lions | 59 | (6) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2015 | Singapore U16 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2017 | Singapore U19 | 11 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2018– | Singapore U23 | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2018– | Singapore | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2019 |
A youth product of the National Football Academy in Singapore, Jacob moved to Young Lions FC in 2018.[1] Jacob made his professional debut for Young Lions in a 1-3 Singapore Premier League loss to Geylang International FC on 4 July 2018.[2]
Jacob made his professional debut for the Singapore national football team in a friendly 2-0 win over Fiji on 11 September 2018.[3] He scored his first goal for Singapore when he collected his second cap against Cambodia on 16 October 2018 in an eventual 1-2 win.[4][5]
Jacob made his AFF Championship debut in the 2018 campaign on 9 November, with a 1-0 loss over Philippines.
Club | Season | S.League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Young Lions | 2018 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
2019 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
2020 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | ||
2021 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | ||
2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 69 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 7 | |
Career Total | 69 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 7 | |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 September 2018 | Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore | ![]() | 2-0 (won) | Friendly |
2 | 16 October 2018 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | ![]() | 2-1 (won) | Friendly |
3 | 13 November 2018 | Panaad Stadium, Bacolod, Philippines | ![]() | 0-1 (lost) | Friendly |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 16 October 2018 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 25 April 2018 | Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Brunei | ![]() | 5-1 (won) | 2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy |
2 | 30 April 2018 | Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Brunei | ![]() | 0-1 (lost) | 2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy |
3 | 2 May 2018 | Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Brunei | ![]() | 1-2 (lost) | 2018 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy |
4 | 22 March 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | ![]() | 1-1 (draw) | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
5 | 24 March 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | ![]() | 1-1 (draw) | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
6 | 26 March 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | ![]() | 3-1 (won) | 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification |
7 | 7 June 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 3-0 (w0n) | 2019 Merlion Cup |
8 | 9 June 2019 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 1-0 (won) | 2019 Merlion Cup |
9 | 6 September 2019 | Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore | ![]() | 2-0 (won) | Friendly |
10 | 9 October 2019 | Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore | ![]() | 0-3 (lost) | Friendly |
11 | 13 October 2019 | Bishan Stadium, Bishan, Singapore | ![]() | 4-0 (won) | Friendly |
12 | 26 November 2019 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | ![]() | 0-0 (draw) | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
13 | 28 November 2019 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | ![]() | 0-2 (lost) | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
14 | 1 December 2019 | Biñan Football Stadium, Manila, Philippines | ![]() | 0-3 (lost) | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
15 | 3 December 2019 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | ![]() | 0-1 (lost) | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
16 | 5 December 2019 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | ![]() | 7-0 (won) | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
17 | 25 October 2021 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore | ![]() | 2-2 (draw) | 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |
18 | 28 October 2021 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore | ![]() | 1-0 (won) | 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |
19 | 31 October 2021 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, Singapore | ![]() | 1-5 (lost) | 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification |
20 | 16 February 2022 | Prince Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | ![]() | 3-1 (lost) | 2022 AFF U-23 Championship |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 17 March 2017 | Po Kong Village Road Park, Diamond Hill, Hong Kong | ![]() | 3-1 (won) | 2017 Jockey Cup |
2 | 18 March 2017 | Po Kong Village Road Park, Diamond Hill, Hong Kong | ![]() | 0-1 (lost) | 2017 Jockey Cup |
3 | 19 March 2017 | Po Kong Village Road Park, Diamond Hill, Hong Kong | ![]() | 1-1 (draw) | 2017 Jockey Cup |
4 | 4 September 2017 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | ![]() | 5-3 (won) | 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship |
5 | 6 September 2017 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | ![]() | 1-3 (lost) | 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship |
6 | 8 September 2017 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | ![]() | 3-0 (won) | 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship |
7 | 10 September 2017 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | ![]() | 0-3 (lost) | 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship |
8 | 12 September 2017 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | ![]() | 1-3 (lost) | 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship |
9 | 4 November 2017 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | ![]() | 0-2 (lost) | 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
10 | 6 November 2017 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | ![]() | 0-7 (lost) | 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
11 | 8 November 2017 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia | ![]() | 2-4 (lost) | 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 4 September 2017 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | ![]() | 5–3 | 5-3 | 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship |
2. | 12 September 2017 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | ![]() | 1–2 | 1-3 | 2017 AFF U-18 Youth Championship |
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
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1 | 28 July 2015 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | ![]() | 1-3 (lost) | 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship |
2 | 1 August 2015 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | ![]() | 2-8 (lost) | 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship |
3 | 3 August 2015 | Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | ![]() | 0-0 (draw) | 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship |
4 | 2 September 2015 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 0-5 (lost) | 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
5 | 4 September 2015 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 0-3 (lost) | 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
6 | 6 September 2015 | Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 3-1 (won) | 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
Born in Denmark of mixed Danish-Singaporean ancestry, Mahler represents the Singapore national team. He attended St. Joseph's Instituition[7] before graduating from Temasek Polytechnic with a Diploma in Aerospace Electronics. In 2021, he enlisted to the Singapore Army and is currently serving his two years mandatory conscription.
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